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The Friday Pint 2015 #9 – Beers That William Bought Me

Whilst I was on my recent visit to America, my good friend, Will Roesch, gave me three bottles of beer he picked up on a recent visit to Missoula, Montana. The three beers all came from the Big Sky Brewing Company. I took the bottles home with me, and shared them with my dad.

The first, Moose Drool Brown Ale, wasn’t undrinkable, but then again, it wasn’t great either. There was too much carbonation for my liking, with the number of bubbles feeling like hundreds of tiny pin needles on the mouth.

The second beer, a 6.2% IPA, was more to my liking. In my notes for the beer, I wrote down the word “pine”. Unfortunately, I neglected to note down whether this is in relation to the aroma, or the taste. From the fact that I also wrote down “not enough flavour for me”, I’m going to assume it was the aroma that reminded me of pine.

The third and last beer was probably a lost cause for me from the start, given the fact that I don’t like coffee. It was Camp Robber Coffee Porter. The aroma of coffee on the beer was rather strong, as was the taste of coffee within it. I do have it on good authority from those who actually like coffee, that this beer was quite nice.

Whilst none of the beers really made me want to drink more of them, I thank Will for giving me the chance to try them. If he wants to pick me up more from somewhere else on his travels, I certainly won’t turn down the chance to try those.